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The unfiltered thoughts of who is without doubt one of the greatest race drivers to have ever climbed into the cockpit of a race car is just part of what I covered last week in News Racers Can Use. If you missed it or anything else from last week, here is a brief summary of what I covered. Let's explore further.

The Priorities of FIA Single-Seater President Emanuele Pirro

The priorities of FIA single-seater president Emanuele Pirro kicked off last week’s edition of the Driver Development Roundup. I also had news and opportunities from several driver development programs, how to build a future you will be genuinely proud of and Sophia Flörsch’s concerns over pinkwashing. Click here to read all this and more.

The Motorsports Sponsorship Summit Returns

The Motorsport Sponsorship Summit is returning in 2025 and last week in The Business of Being a Race Driver I brought you all the details. I also had great advice on those dreaming of becoming a professional race driver, how to build strong relationships with your sponsors and much more. Click here to read all the details.

Driven To Succeed: Making Data Driven Financial Decisions

Financial advisor Elliott Ellis explains the importance of making data driven financial decisions for the race driver in his latest Driven To Succeed column. Click here to read his advice.

The Unfiltered Thoughts of Ayrton Senna

The unfiltered thoughts of Ayrton Senna, widely regarded as one of the greatest race drivers of all times, headlined last week's edition of the Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. You will also find articles on AI and racecraft, Colin Braun’s advice on how to drive anything fast and arrive & drive packages to evaluate. Click here to read all the racecraft advice and more.

Racing Prodigy Offers Sim Racers Pathway To Real Motorsport

Racing Prodigy offers sim racers a pathway to real motorsport and in last week’s edition of the Sim Racing Roundup you found out how. I also had news on the McLaren Shadow F1 Sim Racing Team, an interview with the King of the Nurburgring-Nordschleife and the latest sim racing news and tech reviews. Click here to read all my sim racing news from last week.

How Formula 1 Innovation Can Drive a Net-Zero Future

How Formula 1 innovation can drive a net-zero future is just one of the topics covered in last week’s Sustainable Motorsport Roundup. Motorsport is uniquely positioned amongst all other sports to directly contribute global sustainability solutions, and in last week's column I gave you more examples of how. Click here to read all the latest developments in sustainable motorsport.

F1 Drivers Demand FIA Transparency

F1 drivers are demanding transparency from the FIA and last Friday you saw how a debate about swearing has just gotten a lot more interesting. I also had a look at Liberty Media’s plans for MotoGP, how Formula E moved their testing location in 72 hours and much more. Click here to read the latest business of motorsport news.

The Week Ahead

This week in News Racers Can Use you will find out what awaits this year's F1 Academy champion, tips and advice on your sponsorship deck and more incredible race cars for sale in the Motorsport Prospects Marketplace.

Quote of the Week

"I am not designed to come second or third. I am designed to win."

-Ayrton Senna

The Last Lap

Grassroots Motorsports looks at what it's like to ride in a brass-era race car and asks the question, is riding in a brass-era race car really that terrifying?

"Once underway, I finally realized just how crazy the people who raced these cars must have been. While we got nowhere close to the speeds that the cars are capable of, even at 35 mph I felt like we were going 50."

You can read the full article here.

Thanks for reading!

Mark